Apples, quinoa, and salad greens get tossed with a savory hot walnut bacon dressing. Crunchy, savory, and just sweet enough. A fall favorite! Yep, you heard me. Walnuts. Bacon. Hot. Dressing. It's salty and crunchy and savory and tangy and sweet. It's a serious dressing that can hold it's own! This is no vinaigrette!! It's filling and hearty. It's -- dare I say it -- fall y'all! Maybe I ...
Side Dishes
Summer Salad of Sugar Snap Peas, Corn, and Tomatoes
Finally the heat has arrived and Atlanta is having some great weather! For me that means it’s grilling season. Honestly I grill year 'round, but it’s more fun to sit out on your porch when the weather is nice, sipping a glass of wine and grilling dinner. Recently, I was making BBQ chicken and I decided to make a fresh and simple sugar snap pea salad to go along with it. Another great reason ...
Cauliflower Spring Pea Salad
I'm so excited to share this roasted cauliflower spring pea salad with you! This dish can be eaten hot or served cold at a picnic. The flavors just scream summer! Now, I've got to be straight up: this dish isn't horrible for you, but it certainly doesn't fall under our typical "healthy eats" category either. So...cue the mayo and bacon, don't eat it every day, and...get over it! It won't ...
Warm Brussels Sprouts and Pear Salad
This maybe one of the best salads I have ever made. Not to toot my own horn, but seriously, the textures and the flavors of this salad really compliment each other in such a way that I want to make this over and over! The dressing is my go-to! I make this dressing probably once or twice a month and always have it on hand. It goes on any salad, whether you're tossing up a nice cobb, putting ...
Spicy Edamame Dipping Sauce
We can't get enough of dipping sauces! Steamed edamame is a simple appetizer or side dish that you can whip out on a moments notice when guests come over unannounced. Soy sauce is your typical dipping sauce, but we wanted to put a healthy spin on the savory umami flavor. The issue comes when trying to find a good dipping sauce as soy sauce and even low sodium soy sauce can still contain ...
Popcorn Cauliflower
This recipe comes as a specific request from Ellen and I am excited to share it with you today: my mom's Popcorn Cauliflower! The ingredients are insanely simple: cauliflower, sea salt, and olive oil. That's it! This is all about the roasting, or as my mom calls it - caramelizing with salt. Cauliflower is high in Vitamin C, helps fight inflammation, and improves digestion and ...
Jeweled Cauliflower Rice (Whole30 + Paleo)
If you've never had Persian or Iranian jeweled rice, you're in for a treat! This delicious side dish is aromatic, fruity, and truly beautiful due to the addition of nuts, berries, orange zest, saffron and spices. It's traditionally served at weddings or large celebrations on big platters. While on the Whole30, I was looking for some fun dishes that would keep me motivated and excited about ...
Oven Roasted Curry Cauliflower
Last week, I tried this amazing new restaurant in my neighborhood, Restaurant Chloe, and had the most phenomenal tahini cauliflower. I snapped a photo of the ingredients on the menu knowing full-well that I was going to make this at home. In an effort to use what I had at home, I altered the ingredients but still found a way to get that flavorful roasted cauliflower that I loved at the ...
Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus Bundles (Whole30 + Paleo)
This recipe was inspired by the bacon-wrapped green bean bundles that my grandmother, Nana, makes for family gatherings. They're usually one of my favorite things on the table -- buttery, salty, sweet, and so bacon-y that you forget there are green beans in there. It sure is delicious, but no one ever said it was good for you. This year for Thanksgiving, I decided to try whipping up a ...
Rice Pilaf with Asparagus + Peas
While I love to experiment with new recipes, sometimes I just want to eat simply. Few ingredients, few tools... just the basics. This sometimes is the best way to highlight a certain food; in this case, asparagus! I simply made a white wine sauce of sorts to cook the rice in, steamed and sautéed peas with asparagus, and topped with thinly sliced asparagus flash cooked to make it fancy! It’s ...
